Southeast Native Plants149 Stories
Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Dicentra Eximia Brightens Shady Gardens
This North American bleeding heart species blooms from spring to fall and welcomes bees and hummingbirds
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Serenoa Repens
Saw palmetto provides a carefree ground cover for dry gardens in the Southeast
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Hibiscus Moscheutos
Crimsoneyed rosemallow is an ideal flowering perennial for wet sites and is ready to propagate now
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Eurybia Macrophylla Fills a Void
Plant bigleaf aster in late fall for late-summer color in the shade garden
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Gelsemium Sempervirens
Plant Carolina jessamine in fall, and its flowers will signal spring before any other plants start blooming
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Silphium Perfoliatum Pleases Wildlife
Cup plant provides structure, cover, food and water to help attract and sustain wildlife in the eastern North American garden
Full StoryFall GardeningGreat Design Plant: Low-Maintenance Allium Cernuum
Nodding onion is a Mid-Atlantic native bulb with beautiful midsummer blooms
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Chionanthus Virginicus
Lacy flowers cover native white fringetree in spring, and birds feed off its berries in winter
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Rhododendron Canescens
Have a damp, shady spot in your garden that needs a lift? This Southern U.S. native may be the solution
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Helianthus Maximiliani Attracts Beneficial Insects
Maximilian sunflower’s striking yellow flowers light up the fall landscape and attract pollinators and beneficial insects at a crucial time
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Athyrium Filix-Femina
If you need a well-mannered plant that shines in the shade, lady fern is for you
Full Story









